St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-27
neapolis has fifty-one miles Of track and
* oorc On hand

155 cars on hand.
Mr.. Low denied that Minneapolis was
better served than St. Paul, and said,
''It is not for the best interests of the
city to go all the distance people want
the road to go who simply want to sell
few lots. We are willing to go any
where that will result in benefit to the
pected to build tracks where there are
no houses. If the committee is APP
pointed we will be prepared to say just
10 HOW MANY HOUSES
ought to be built to the mile. We have
built some miles. of road that way in
Minneapolis. To illustrate, will state
that when the syndicate was formed
that bought property out on University
avenue, we had the promise that houses
should be built out there, provided the
street car line was extended to reach
the point. The extension was made,
land up to last year but one house was
built. The lots were originally sold
that homes might be established, but
extension is of no use to any One."
90 Gen. Bishop argued that extensions
should be made on st. Anthony hill, and
complained that the cars were too few,
and certain times in the day they were
fearfully Overcrowded. The loads were
so heavy that the horses walk all
the way up to Harrington avenue.
He thought the company should make a
good many improvements. He wanted
the outlying districts accommodated.
He could not see how people who
waited to come here to live could do
so unless they had the means of getting
out into the country where they could
buy land cheap and build themselves
n f01I N
same idea and wanted the lines eX-
tended so as to accommodate the poorer
classes and give them chance. There
were good many poor people in town
who desired to own their homes and
would build them if these extensions
were made, and said that there were
sections of the city to which the city
railway service is utterly inadequate.
PROPOSED EXTENSIONS.
Mr.. Lowry answered On these matters
and said ''lf the trouble caused by the
sewers was removed the company would
build out in several directions. We
would go out Payne avenue as far as it
was necessary. We cannot go there till
sissippi street and also on Rice street
will be extended 1850 feet and the eX-
tension of Fourth street. That will
make about mile. Oakland avenue is
complete. That will be in operation
this fall, The Robert street line will be
in operation this fall out to Mackubin
street. l am aware that there should
be more cars on certain lines. We are
doing the best we can under the circum-
stances If there is any district in
which the real estate men will build
houses, as / have said, we will build
there. We will keep our end up if you
Will keep yours up and build the
houses"
Following the above there was some
talk about transfer tickets On the differ
ent lines, but no action was taken.
At this point Mr.. McClung entered
into very elaborate and poetical eulogy
of Mr. Lowry, land could hardly find any
pare him. This speech of Mr.. Nc
ularly, and that gentleman, at its con-
clusion, most jOyfully exclaimed,
''AmenH Mr.. Lowry replied in most
happy manner, as follows: ''When
started out in the practice of law about
twenty years ago friend gave me this
advice, which | have ever since faith
fully followed:
n Tom, never blow your own horn,'
said he, but when anybody else blows
it for you don't stop him."
81 This reply was received with house
full of laughter, which continued for
several seconds. Finally, after quiet
had been restored, Mr.. Lowry said:
Gentlemen, will do anything that is
fair and right; anything that commit
tee of your business men may think
fair" The motion made by Mr.. Stevens
was then carried and the chamber adj